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Israeli Culture Minister Defunds Ophir Awards after Palestinian win

Israeli Culture Minister Defunds Ophir Awards after Palestinian win

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said he will pull state funding for the country’s national film honors, the Ophir Awards, after the Palestinian anti-war drama The Sea took top prize at the 2025 ceremony Tuesday night. Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s drama follows a 12-year-old Palestinian boy living under occupation in the West Bank who risks his life, dodging military checkpoints and the …

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after Congress defunds it

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after Congress defunds it

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming, cultural content and even emergency alerts. The demise of the …

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